précis
English
/ˈpɹeɪsi/
noun
Definitions
- A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.
Etymology
Borrowed from French précis (summary) root from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (bend, in front, before).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*preh₂-
Gloss
bend, in front, before
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
前
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- parasol English
- paresis English
- preternature English
- parabola Latin
- prae- Latin
- praecido Latin
- praecisus Latin
- praecīsus Latin
- praefero Latin
- praelatus Latin
- praepondero Latin
- praepondero, praeponderare Latin
- praesciō Latin
- praesentāre Latin
- praeter Latin
- pratum Latin
- prehensiōnem Latin
- prāvitā(tem), prāvitātem Latin
- prāvus Latin
- präzise German
- pravamente Italian
- precipitevolissimevolmente Italian
- prefettizio Italian
- prelatizio Italian
- prelato Italian
- presentimento Italian
- presentire Italian
- imprécis French
- précis French
- précision French
- précisément French
- παρά Ancient Greek
- παράλειψις Ancient Greek
- παράλυσις Ancient Greek
- παραβολή Ancient Greek
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *préh₂i, *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *skey- Proto-Indo-European
- *furi Proto-Germanic
- precis Swedish
- præcis Danish
- *реr-kъ, *perkъ Proto-Slavic
- precis Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pris Albanian
- precision Middle French